Philip Suprise Named adidas/NEC Men's Soccer Rookie Of The Week

Oct 19, 2009

HAMDEN, Conn. - Freshman Philip Suprise (Milwaukee, Wis.) of the
Quinnipiac University men's soccer team was named the
adidas/Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for the
second consecutive week. Suprise was honored by the NEC after
scoring the game-winning goal at Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday
night with 28 seconds remaining in the game. The goal lifted the
Bobcats to a 1-0 win over the Knights and the team's third NEC
victory of 2009. Quinnipiac also defeated Sacred Heart, 1-0, on
Sunday to improve to 4-0-1 in conference play and a tie for first
place with No. 8 Monmouth.

"When we recruited Philip we knew he had the talent to be the
league's top rookie," said head coach Eric Da Costa. "He works very
hard on his game and I am proud of his success thus far. I have no
doubt he will continue to grow and succeed throughout his
career."

Suprise netted his team-leading sixth goal of the season against
Fairleigh Dickinson. The freshman forward stole the ball from a
Knight defender at midfield and made a one-touch move to create
space. After two strides towards the goal along the left sideline,
Suprise fired a shot from nearly 40 yards out. The ball found its
way into the far top corner of the net over the Fairleigh Dickinson
goalkeeper with 28 seconds showing on the clock.

This is the second week in a row that Suprise has been honored as
the conference's top first-year player. Last week, he scored all
three of Quinnipiac's goals in a 3-0 victory against Bryant. This
season, Suprise is tied for second in the NEC with six goals, while
tied for fifth in the league with 13 points.

Quinnipiac next plays on Friday, Oct. 23 as it plays host to Long
Island. The Bobcats and Blackbirds are set to begin at 3 p.m., from
the Quinnipiac Soccer Field in Hamden.